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Tunde Lakanu Oct 2018
To another day of touching
Touching for inhabiting
Breathe my soul, torch my hair
where do I begin?

I’m the abdomen for your head
when you depend on
When you lay on, I stay stiff for you to frail on
Always making noises because of you
Pierce my lips together so I can hum on yours

Sharing care for others please let them stare.
Shaking because of the rush
Never bold dancing for you not to touch me here
Lick off my rough patches until I’m bare
Tunde Lakanu Mar 2018
Worry about me only if you want to
Worry about ever getting home again whole
To bare foot witness what we built
Burning sight of our roles

Claimed baggage was agreed upon
Carried on for the ride while never unnoticed
I wonder what you ever noticed
Whimpers before the blow hits my chest

One last whisper to glory
To the last of our beyonds
Ending miracles before they bloom
The doubt uncials in the room

Hold me down until the bubbles stop
Your heart I took
Love, I have for you
That stays put
Tunde Lakanu Feb 2018
Devoted to the cause until the sun is down
When darkness swallows
When grass cries dew
When crickets echo pain
When the wind leaves the leaves alone
When you’re sleeping  
When I don’t love this game
When your sun rises
My heart does the same
Tunde Lakanu Feb 2018
Confined to the slaughter
You sit alone in this entropic state
Tunde Lakanu Oct 2017
I’m currently sitting on my head with a pencil
I’m wondering if they can hear my yelling
They will find out after it’s over
I think my head doesn’t want to go down quite yet
It’s still pretty out here
Tunde Lakanu Sep 2017
Won't you wander to unknowns where places don't appear?
Won't you rekindle our extremes?
Won't you rub on splinters the buloke smooths out?
Won't you change thoughts that reappear?

Won't you wander to unknowns where places don't appear?
Won't you hear the voice you sought true?
Won't you fly back down in silence?
Won't you climb the light that creeps through?

Won't you wander to unknowns where places don't appear?
Won't you blow out the candle before wax melts?
Won't you feel chills when our skin lays bare?
Won't you hold on to my bones that lay still?

Won't I wander to unknowns where places don't appear?
Won't I feel anything before roads become clear?
Won't I end from bloom fields?
Won't I hold this candle while my skin heals?
Tunde Lakanu Jul 2017
To seek refuge in hollow whims
Sanctuary is for whomever it fits
Emboldened by the size of our coalition
We stretched for home when it hit

These walls had holes that exposed lives
They sought out permission to secure
Home can't fault when our hands stay firm
We stayed until midnight for stars to cheer

Eclipses of life illuminates violent rays
Devastation creates fear in the air
These walls will stay sound for centuries
Pearl gates held still as endings felt near

You can't lose what was taken from you
We reached for balloons that reach back
Knights cleared up space for grieving
Our strength stands tall for our very last
7-20-12. Aurora Strong
RIP Aj
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